New affordable housing facility opens in southwest Calgary

A new affordable housing facility opened at 4012 Bow Trail S.W. in Calgary on Tuesday.

A new affordable housing facility opened in southwest Calgary on Tuesday. Wildwood’s three-storey stacked townhomes at 4012 Bow Trail S.W. feature high-efficiency windows, water heaters and Energy Star label appliances for sustainability’s sake. All but one of its 48 units have already been filled.

The Alberta government provided a $10.9-million grant for the project’s construction, which started in May 2017 and concluded in October 2018.

Sarah Woodgate, director of Calgary Housing and president of Calgary Housing Company, said the building came in under budget.

She said $4.4 million came from housing capital initiative funding, $4.9 million was through the Municipal Sustainability Initiative, and $1.5 million was from the Affordable Housing Municipal Block Funding Program.

Source: Global News Canada